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Definition: A generic term for a number of different Chinese words of equivalent meaning, sometimes used to tone down your directness and also to maximise communicative efficiency.
Usage: E.g. 老師: 老師唔expect你１００分，不過盡左力就得喇。（要求）
E.g. 朋友: 今日係我生日。我expect你都比下面掛。（預料）
E.g. 我冇expect過今次考試會考成咁。（預期）
E.g. 上司對你冇咩expectation，總之搞掂Ｄ野就得喇。（期望）
Definition: A fancy way of saying 'so' or 'therefore' in Cantonese and to tone down the causal relationship between two items.
Usage: E.g. 係喇，你都冇同我講。That’s why我今次冇預到你份。
E.g. 你都冇比錢我。That's why我冇幫你買戲飛。
